First Syrian air strikes on Kurdish positions

First Syrian air strikes on Kurdish positions

(VOVworld) - Syrian government planes bombed Kurdish positions in the divided northeastern city of Hasakeh on Thursday. This is the first time the Syrian military has launched air strikes on a...
Saigon Chamber Music 2016 festival begins

Saigon Chamber Music 2016 festival begins

(VOVworld) - The 2016 Saigon Chamber Music Festival will be at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music from August 11 to 19, hosted by Norway’s Transposition Program and the...
Fierce fighting in Aleppo despite ceasefire

Fierce fighting in Aleppo despite ceasefire

(VOVworld) –On Thursday, Syrian government troops cut off the only road in and out of rebel-held areas of Aleppo despite a unilateral three-day ceasefire declared Wednesday by the Syrian army. The...
Syrian forces lose control of al-Raqqa

Syrian forces lose control of al-Raqqa

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State has expelled Syrian government forces from the northern province of al-Raqqa in a lightning counter-offensive, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday
Efforts for peace in Syria stalled

Efforts for peace in Syria stalled

(VOVworld) – The Syrian opposition has withdrawn from peace talks in Geneva due to what it calls the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Syria. This has stalled efforts to...
IS executes 8 Dutch members in Syria

IS executes 8 Dutch members in Syria

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State killed 8 of its Dutch fighters for "desertion and mutiny" in Maadan, Raqqa province, Syria, last week, a member of the citizen journalist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered...